The Rocke of Regard diuided into foure parts. The first, the Castle of delight: Wherein is reported, the wretched end of wanton and dissolute liuing. The second, the Garden of Vnthriftinesse: Wherein are many sweete flowers, (or rather fancies) of honest loue. The thirde, the Arbour of Vertue: Wherein slaunder is highly punished, and vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen, worthily commended. The fourth, the Ortchard of Repentance: Wherein are discoursed, the miseries that followe dicing, the mischiefes of quareling, the fall of prodigalitie: and the souden ouerthrowe of foure notable cousners, with diuers other morall, natural, & tragical discourses: documents and admonitions being all the inuention, collection and translation of George Whetstons |
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Epilogus.
Loe here the fruits, of lust and lawlesse loue,Loe here their faults, that vale to either vice,
Loe Ladyes here, their falles (for your behoue)
Whose wanton willes, sets light by sound aduice.
Here lords may learn, with noble dames to match:
For dunghill Kyte, from kinde wil neuer flye:
The vessell long, will of the liquor smatch,
Wherewith at first, the same we taste or trie.
Here Cressids life, her lucke, and lothsome end,
Their Fortunes paint, that Cressids heires are,
Her fall doth will, all wantons to amend,
Their lightning ioyes, are ioynd with yeres of care:
Here youths, that see, a strumpets angrie moode,
May haply feare, to execute her hate:
Their hard luckes heere, ye purchase loue wt bloud,
Are warnings meete, for such as sowe debate.
And to be short, the sowre in sweetest loue,
Doth proue him blest, that least therof doth proue.
Formæ nulla fides.
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